CU30.2
Investigate international opportunities to use and develop Mandarin language skills and explore personal identity as a Mandarin language learner.
Indicators for this outcome
(a) Explain how personal understanding of a culture might be enhanced through language learning.
(b) Identify study opportunities at Mandarin-speaking universities and technical colleges open to international students.
(c) Explore international summer work opportunities and practicum placements for Mandarin-speaking students.
(d) Discuss the different linguistic and cultural perspectives on world issues (e.g., violence, sexuality, the environment and social media).
(e) Investigate opportunities to communicate in Mandarin at the global level (e.g., Mandarin social media groups, blogging, corresponding in Mandarin with people from various parts of the Mandarin-speaking world).
(f) Research global opportunities to further personal Mandarin language learning (e.g., post-secondary programs, international cultural exchanges and organizations).
(g) Investigate international scholarship, study and travel opportunities available to Mandarin-speaking Canadian students.
(h) Explore international career fields for which the ability to speak Mandarin is a requirement or an asset (e.g., the Red Cross, Olympics, United Nations, business, interpreter, international government, education, reporters and Doctors without Borders).
(i) Explore worldwide programming and initiatives that support Chinese communities, programming and language.
(j) Reflect on personal linguistic and cultural identity.
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